Bar Refaeli arrives in Kiryat Ono to begin community service
The former 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit model was sentenced earlier this month for tax evasion on earnings from her international career.
By SARAH CHEMLA, REUTERSBar Refaeli and her mother, Tzipi, arrive at a Tel Aviv court for their hearing into the family's tax evasion case, July 20, 2020(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli arrived at the Beit Noam Center in Kiryat Ono in central Israel on Monday morning, where she will begin the nine months of community service she was sentenced to earlier this month for tax evasion on earnings from her international career.A Courts Administration statement said Refaeli was assigned provisionally to perform community service, five days a week, at a center near Tel Aviv for people with physical disabilities.Her 65-year-old mother, sentenced to 16 months in jail, arrived earlier this morning at Neveh Tirza women’s prison near Ramle.The former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, now a popular TV personality in Israel, had pleaded guilty to tax offenses under a plea bargain that also included her mother and agent, Tzipi Refaeli.The Israel Tax Authority accused the two of evading paying taxes on income of about $7.2 million.
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